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Ghana starts new round of COVID-19 vaccination

Inoculation against COVID-19 with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will begin in Ghana’s capital, Accra, today. Last week, the country took delivery of 177,600 doses of the vaccine as part of the first batch of the Africa Union’s African Vaccine…

Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal after Taliban takeover

United States President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan despite the Taliban’s takeover of the country. According to the President, the US’s mission was never supposed to be about nation-building. Biden’s first comments Monday…

Ghana to partner German company to pilot digital currency

The Bank of Ghana is taking steps toward the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by partnering with a German currency technology provider. The apex bank officially announced Wednesday that it signed an agreement with German banknote and securities…

Liberia: Fire guts public hospital in Margibi county

A massive fire has destroyed the only Government referral Hospital in Margibi County—the CH Rennie Hospital. The incident occurred Sunday morning as doctors were preparing to perform a surgery on a patient in the Intensive care unit. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa…

WHO: Testing 3 drugs for use against Covid-19

The World Health Organization WHO says it will soon test three drugs used for other diseases to see if they might help patients sickened by the coronavirus. The U.N. health agency says the three drugs chosen by an independent panel…